A Black southern woman and her experience of the world around her.

Shades of Brilliance podcast with Cierra Venable
“London called, but at what cost? In this episode, Cierra and Caroline Japal unpack the quiet (and not-so-quiet) violences of being Black (American) women in the UK. The discuss the weight of representation, the brutal dynamics of art school, and for the love of God — the critiques. The empire never ended, and they’ve got stories to prove it.”
Cierra Venable, Shades of Brilliance Host